No.410135, Private, Robert William PALMER
Aged 47
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Born in 1871 in Ferozepore, Punjab,India, son of George and Elizabeth Dean PALMER
1881 census ...Not found in this census 1891 census...He was in Gibraltar with the Royal Artillery. Lucy Todd was a servant at 4 Albert Road, West Derby 1901 census...He was in South Africa in the Royal Artillery He married Lucknow born Lucy Todd in 1902 in Bury St.Edmunds 1911 census...Aged 40, a labourer, he was at 140 York Road, Bury St.Edmunds with his wife Lucy [43] born Lucknow, India and their son Robert George [7-6-1905] His wife died in Bury St.Edmunds in 1913. The pension card has Mr.G.H.PALMER as guardian of Robert George. |
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He re-enlisted in Bury St.Edmunds on 9th September 1914. The pension card gives cause of death as asphyxiation due to submersion,(i.e drowned) He joined the Royal Artillery (70384) in Great Yarmouth on 15gh January 1889, born in Punjab, India aged 118 year 6 months, a baker, having been a member of the Thetford Rifle Volunteers. He was 5 feet 7.75 inches tall, weighed 137 lbs, brown eyes, brown hair, Church of England. He served at home 15 Jan 1889 to 12 Sept.1889 Gibraltar 13 Sept.1889 to 5 Jan 1897 Home 6 Jan 1897 to 30 Mar 1900 South Africa 31 Mar 1900 to 21 Jan 1902 Home 22 Jan 1902 to 31 Jan 1902 Whilst in South Africa he qualified for the Queens South Africa medal with clasps for Cape Colony, Orange Free State and Transvaal, and the Kings South Africa medal with clasps for South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902 His next of kin, father George Palmer during that time was at 31 Castle Street, Hereford, then Johns Street, Southend and then 15 Queens Road, Bury St.Edmunds
also commemorated on his wife's stone in Bury St.Edmunds cemetery click here to go to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website for full cemetery/memorial details |
